Baby walking-chair.



S. DANIEL.

BABY WALKING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 24. 1916.

Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

STEV DANIEL, 0F HAZEL GREEN, WISCONSIN.

BABY WALKING-CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 24, 1916. Serial No. 127,319.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STEV DANIEL, a subject ofthe Czar of Russia, and a resident of Hazel Green, in the county ofGrant and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Baby W alking-Chairs, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for the instructionand amusement of infants, and has as its principal object the provisionof means whereby infants may be taught to walk, the infant being engagedtherein, various devices being provided for the attraction of itsattention, amusement and protection.

This and similar objects are attained by the novel design andconstruction of parts hereafter described and shown in the accompanyingdrawing, forming a part of this specification and in which Figure 1 is aperspective View showing the preferred embodiment of the invention, and

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

The entire apparatus is intended for the protection, amusement andinstruction of infants at that period when they are learning to walk andcomprises a substantially rectangular frame 10 having well-roundedcorners 11, and smooth edges 12, so that no sharp or rough edges arepresented to injure the clothing or the body of the infant. This frameis supported upon tubular legs 14, the same containing slidable bars 15,the height of which may be adjustably deter mined by means of the clampnuts 16, the bars 15 having at their extreme lower ends rollers 17, sothat the apparatus may be easily propelled over a level surface.

Passing transversely from side to side of the frame 10, and rigidlyengaged therein, is a plate 20 upon which may be arranged toys ofvarious kinds, as indicated by the numeral 21, and passing through theplate at a point near its center is a rod 22 mounted vertically in atubular support 53, the rod carrying an umbrella 23, the same being ofsufiicient size to shelter the infant from the effects of the sun orrain.

At one side of the plate 20 is another plate 25,slidable in the frame,the frontof the plate having a recess 26 registering with a. similarrecess 27 formed in the fixed plate 28 of the upper surface of theapparatus.

On the side just described, it is readily possible by slacking the clampscrews 29 to move the plate 25 toward the center, thus permltting theinfant to be placed in positron, at the point just below the arms, sothat a portion of the infants Weight can be taken on the supportingplates when the height is adjusted so that its feet rest upon thesurface on which the apparatus rests.

At the opposite side, a similar sliding plate 30 is arranged, having arecess 31, registering with a similar recess 32 formed in the fixedplate 33, the arrangement being such that the body of the infant may beheld upright; a seat 35 is provided below the recesses 31 and 32, theback 36 of the seat bemg arranged to support the infant comfortably.Thus it is possible for one apparatus to contain two infants at the sametime.

At the bottom of one'of the supports 15 is arranged a friction wheel 38upon the extending stem of which is attached a bevel gear 39 meshingwith a mate 40 secured upon the lower end of a vertical shaft 41, earnedin a bracket 42 and connected with an upper shaft 43 by means of asliding ]O11'1t 44.

Fixed to the top of the shaft 43 is another gear 45 meshing with itsmate 46 mounted on one end of thejhorizontal shaft 47, carried in thebearings 48 extending downwardly from the plate 20, the inner end of theshaft 47 having upon it a bevel gear 50 engaging with the mate gear 51,which is secured to a transverse shaft 52 arranged to rotate the toys21.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that a device has been indicated inwhich one or two infants may be engaged in such manner as to hold themsafely and in which the limbs are left free to move as they may desire.It will be evident that the apparatus 1s capable of expansion andextension within a considerable limit and that by its use, the child canbe taught to walk and to sit in a proper manner. At the same time, atable or level surface 1s provided upon which may be displayed toys,food, or other like requisites and further the umbrella protects theinfant against the effects of the weather.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A walking chair for twin babies of the character described comprising asubstanlPatentedl Apr. 29, 12319.

tially rectangular frame having rounded corners and smoothed edges,slotted tubular legs supporting said frame, sliding bars within saidlegs, clamp nuts locking said bars in their adjusted positions, rollersat the lower ends of said legs, a central plate in said frame, adaptedto carry toys, recessed plates at opposite sides of said central plateand sliding in said frame, fixed plates in said frame in front of saidsliding plates having a recess supplementing the recess in said slidinplates to form openings for the childrens odies, a seat and backtherefor below one of said recesses, a friction Wheel at the lower endof one of said legs, a bevel l5 gear upon the extending stem of saidwheel, a vertical shaft, a gear at the lower end of said shaft in meshwith said bevel gear, a horizontal shaft, a gear at the upper end ofsaid vertical shaft, gears at the ends of said 20 horizontal shaft, onein mesh with said last named gear of the vertical shaft, and the otheradapted to operate means for rotating said toys.

Signed at Hazel Green, in the county of 25 Grant, and State ofWisconsin, this ninth day of October, 1916.

STEV DANIEL.

